Early in April, the conservative news website the Blaze reported on a lesson plan about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict geared towards high school students on PBS’ website. The lesson plan, titled, “Dying to be a Martyr,” includes video clips of interviews with three young Arab men who either committed terror bombings against Israelis or planned...
PBS Stands by “Dying to Be a Martyr” Curriculum (Part 2)
The Lesson Plan’s Written Materials The written materials present an extremely one-sided view of the conflict. The discussion of the UN’s proposed partition plan, for example, highlights the mass of land allocated to Jews and Arabs, but omits the fact that approximately 60 percentof the land allotted to the Jews was...
Melt Your Heart Out at RCC
Students at Rockland Community College came together last semester for an important cause: fundraising for Save a Child’s Heart, the Israeli charity that provides life-saving heart surgeries for children across the globe, regardless of country of origin or religion. CAMERA-supported group Friends of Israel at RCC hosted the event, dubbed...
Israel Festivals Hit Campuses Across the Country
At the end of the spring semester, universities across the country celebrated Israeli Independence Day by hosting events that showcased Israel’s diverse culture. CAMERA-supported group Friends of Israel at Rockland Community College held a barbecue in the middle of their campus grounds. There was a professional henna artist and ongoing...
Healing Ink Screened at California Polytechnic State University SLO
CAMERA-supported group Mustangs United for Israel hosted a film screening of ‘Healing Ink’ at California Polytechnic State University. ‘Healing Ink’ is a film about wounded Israeli soldiers, or victims of terror, healing through getting tattoo art. Artists 4 Israel completed this project in Summer of 2016, where a group of...
MIT Friends of Israel Host Kick-off Event
Last semester, CAMERA-supported group MIT Friends of Israel hosted their kick-off event which they tend to run at the start of every new semester. Their goal was to make people aware of the CAMERA-supported club and the events that they run. The event was publicized widely, with posters filling the...
Students Talk Israel Over Shabbat Dinner
CAMERA-supported group Jewish Students Association hosted a Shabbat Dinner for 80 students at the University of Windsor. The JSA invited both Jewish and non-Jewish students to the event in order to showcase the value of a traditional Shabbat dinner. The Friday night dinner was used as a way to further...
Mekonen Screened on Campuses Across the US
Mekonen, a film about an African Jew, has been screened on campuses around the United States. The film follows the backstory and personal journey of Mekonen Abebe, who was a 12-year-old shepherd when his father died suddenly, less than a day before his family was to move to Israel. The film accompanies...
